The name is usually given to the Erytheræa Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea
tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers
centaury
Silbentrennung
cen·tau·ry
Aussprache
Etymologie
[ 'sen-"tor-E ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English centaure, from Middle French centaurée, from Medieval Latin centaurea, from Latin centaureum, from Greek kentaureion, from Kentauros.